Colin Cushion

Tag: Urban Life

  • You’re Not On The Phone For Safety

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    Crime in British cities has fallen over the last decade, phone theft aside. So why does everyone insist on being on a call at all times? This isn’t about safety. It’s about discomfort, superstition, and what we’ve learned to tell ourselves in public.

  • It’s You, Not Me

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    Public space is not a stage, a living room, or an extension of your personality. Somewhere along the way, restraint was mistaken for weakness and consideration for inconvenience. This is not nostalgia for better manners. It is a refusal to indulge behaviour that makes shared life unbearable.